Doc Ayers vs. Chris Brock — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 4.81 and 1.510 for Chris Brock. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Chris Brock

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
9.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
39.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
5.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
35.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chris Brock

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.27
20.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chris Brock

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
525
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
31.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
133.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
29.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
108.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA